Chapter 1501:31-5 Watercraft

(A)
Under the authority of section
1531.06 of the Revised Code and
after compliance with Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code, the chief of the
division of wildlife orders that:

(B)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
use a watercraft mooring or tie-up stake on any property administered or
controlled by the division of wildlife without first having complied with the
requirements of rule
1501:31-9-06 of the
Administrative Code("User fee schedule").

(C)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
anchor, dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft or leave any watercraft
unattended for a period in excess of eight consecutive hours on the Resthaven
wildlife area, Margaretta township, Erie county, Ohio.

(D)
Watercraft, except watercraft occupied
continuously by persons fishing or hunting rails, gallinules, or waterfowl
shall not be anchored, docked, moored, beached, tied up or left unattended by
any person on any land or water area of the division of wildlife for a period
of time in excess of four hours unless such watercraft is anchored, docked,
moored, beached, or tied up at a division-designated public docking area.

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
anchor, dock, moor, beach, tie up or leave unattended for a period in excess of
forty-eight hours, more than one watercraft on any lake administered or
controlled by the wildlife division except as herein provided.

(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
dock, moor, tie up, leave unattended, or control more than one watercraft at a
wildlife division public docking area.

(3)
The provisions of this rule and
provisions in rule
1501:31-5-02 of the
Administrative Code shall not apply to concessionaires properly licensed by the
department of natural resources, to rent watercraft to the public, or
watercraft owned by any division within the department of natural resources, or
watercraft owned by any agency of the federal government or any political
subdivision.

(4)
It shall be
unlawful for any person to anchor, dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft
at a division-designated public docking area from December first to March first
of the following year excepting therefrom, waterfowl hunters having a tie-up
permit may use such areas during the waterfowl season.

(5)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
anchor, dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft to any designated division
public docking area when such watercraft is not properly licensed or marked as
required in Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code.

(E)
Public boat docking areas are designated
by signs and may be extended by the chief of the division at any time. Such
areas are hereby established on the following water areas:

(F)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
dock, moor, or tie up any watercraft at the division of wildlife dock at the
state fish hatchery on South Bass island, Put-In-Bay township, Ottawa county,
Ohio unless such person has official business at the state fish hatchery.

(G)
It shall be unlawful for any
person to anchor, beach, tie up or leave any watercraft unattended in the
Metzger marsh boat launching channel, for a period in excess of four
consecutive hours.

(H)
For the
benefit of rules in the Administrative Code, "watercraft" shall mean any
contrivance used for navigation on water which is capable of carrying a
passenger.

(I)
All definitions set
forth in rule
1501:31-1-02 of the
Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

Under authority of section
1531.06 of the Revised Code and
after compliance with Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code, the chief of the
division of wildlife orders that:

(A)
No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, other
than an electric motor, to propel a vessel on water
areas on the following state-owned or on controlled areas, or on water areas
managed under agreement by the division of
wildlife .

Barnesville reservoir #2

Belmont county

Barnesville reservoir #3

Belmont county

Barnesville reservoir #4

Belmont county

Belmont lake

Belmont county

Big island wildlife area

Marion county

Circleville canal

Pickaway county

Cooper hollow wildlife area

Jackson county

Crooksville reservoir

Perry county

Darke wildlife area

Darke county

Delaware wildlife area

Delaware, Morrow, and Marion counties

Deer creek lake

Stark county

Deer creek wildlife area

Pickaway, Madison and Fayette counties

Fallsville wildlife area

Highland county

Grand river wildlife area

Trumbull county

Hammertown lake wildlife area (Jackson city
reservoir)

Jackson county

Hebron canal

Licking and Fairfield counties

Indian creek wildlife area

Brown county

Ismond pond

Columbiana county

Lake Vesuvius

Lawrence county

Miller Blue hole

Sandusky county

New Lexington City reservoir

Perry county

Oak Hill reservoir

Jackson county

Oberlin reservoir

Lorain county

Oldaker pond wildlife area

Highland county

Orwell pond wildlife area

Ashtabula county

Ottoville quarry wildlife area

Putnam county

Pleasant valley wildlife area

Ross county

Ruff pond wildlife area

Columbiana county

Spring valley wildlife area

Warren county

Timbre Ridge lake

Lawrence county

Tranquility wildlife area

Adams county

Trimble wildlife area

Athens county

Walhonding canal

Coshocton county

Waterloo lake

Jackson and Pike counties

Waterloo wildlife area

Athens county

Wellington reservoir

Lorain county

Wolf creek wildlife area

Morgan county

Woodbury wildlife area

Coshocton county

(B)
No
person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, or
combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating in excess of ten
horsepower on the waters of Greenfield lake
wildlife area in Fairfield county, Jackson lake in Jackson county, Kokosing
lake in Knox county, Rush creek reservoir in Fairfield and Perry counties, Veto
lake in Washington county, , Rockmill lake wildlife
area in Fairfield county, Clouse lake in Perry
county, Fox lake in Athens county, Monroe lake in Monroe county, Clark lake in
Clark county, Grant lake in Brown county, Rush Run lake in Preble county,
Jockey Hollow wildlife area ponds in Harrison county, Zepernick lake wildlife
area in Columbiana county, and Highlandtown lake
wildlife area in Columbiana county.

(C)
No person shall operate (start/run) or
permit to be operated a motor, or combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower
rating of ten horsepower on Knox lake in Knox county, and Rupert lake in Vinton county unless motors in excess of ten horsepower are operated
at idle speed and do not create a wake.

(D)
No person shall
operate (start/run), or permit to be operated any powercraft on any water area
on Aldrich pond wildlife area in Sandusky county, Aquilla lake wildlife area in
Geauga county, La Su An wildlife area Williams county, Fulton ponds wildlife
area in Fulton county, Killdeer Plains wildlife area in Wyandot county, New
Lyme lake in Ashtabula county, Oxbow lake wildlife area in Defiance county,
Resthaven wildlife area in Erie county, Ross lake wildlife area in Ross county,
St. Joseph river wildlife area in Williams county, Shreve lake in Wayne county,
Spencer lake in Medina county, Tycoon lake wildlife area in Gallia county,
Wayne R. Carr lake in Paulding county, and Wingfoot lake in Portage county,
unless the powercraft is operated at idle speed and does not create a
wake.

(E)
No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to
be operated an electric motor exceeding four horsepower to propel a vessel on
or within any water area owned or controlled by the division of
wildlife.

(F)
No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to
be operated a motor, or combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating in
excess of ten horsepower on any body of water on the American electric power
recreation area.

(G)
Nothing in this rule shall prohibit vessels with
higher horsepower motors from being present on these waters provided they
comply with paragraphs (A), (B), (C), (D) (E) and (F) of
this rule.

(H)
No person shall operate (start/run), use, or
permit to be operated or used, a boat on Barnesville reservoir no. 1.

(I)
It shall be unlawful to operate watercraft on or within any water area owned or
controlled by the division of wildlife in a manner that is not in conformity
with posted regulations.

(J)
All definitions
set forth in rule
1501:31-1-02 of the
Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

(1)
Operate or use a boat within five hundred
feet of the intake tower and crest gate in the dam at Berlin reservoir.

(2)
Operate (start/run) or permit
to be operated a motor other than an electric motor, to propel a boat within
two thousand feet of the dam at Berlin reservoir.

(3)
Engage in water-skiing or aquaplaning
within two thousand feet of the dam at Berlin reservoir.

(4)
Operate a watercraft within one hundred
fifty feet of any developed shoreline in such a manner as to cause a wake of
sufficient size or force to cause discomfort, injury or damage to any person,
watercraft or property.

(5)
No
person shall operate a vessel at greater than idle speed or at a speed that
creates a wake within three hundred feet of any marina, boat docking faccility,
boat gasoline dock, launch ramp, reacreational boat harbor, or harbor entrance.

For any person to operate a watercraft within one hundred fifty
feet of any undeveloped shoreline in such a manner as to cause a wake of
sufficient size or force to cause discomfort, injury or damage to any person,
watercraft or property.

For any person to operate a watercraft within one hundred fifty
feet of any undeveloped shoreline in such a manner as to cause a wake of
sufficient size or force to cause discomfort, injury or damage to any person,
watercraft or property.

(1)
For any person to operate a watercraft
within one hundred fifty feet of any undeveloped shoreline in such a manner as
to cause a wake of sufficient size and force to cause discomfort, injury or
damage to any person, warercraft or property.

(2)
For any person to operate a watercraft
within the area from state route 14 to a line of buoys located at the area
known as Treasure Cove in such a manner as to cause a wake of sufficient size
or force to cause discomfort, injury or damage to any person, watercraft or
property.

(1)
For any
person to operate, be in physical control, or manipulate any water-skis, or
aquaplane, or for any person to operate a watercraft towing any person using
water-skis, aquaplane or similar device at any time.

(2)
For any person to operate a watercraft
within one hundred fifty feet of any undeveloped shoreline in such a manner as
to cause a wake of sufficient size to cause discomfort, injury or damage to any
person, watercraft or property.

(G)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
operate a watercraft within one hundred feet of any bridge in such a manner as
to cause a wake of sufficient size or force to cause discomfort, injury or
damage to any person, watercraft or property.

(H)
A "wake" as used in this rule shall be
defined as a track left by a watercraft in the water causing waves or swells.

(I)
All definitions set forth in
rule 1501:31-1-02 of the
Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

(J)
It shall be unlawful for any person to
operate a watercraft at a speed greater than ten miles per hour from sunset to
sunrise local time.